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CISA is now pushing phishing-resistant multifactor authentication. Roger Grimes has an excellent post reminding everyone that "Phishing-resistant" is not "Phishing proof," and that everyone needs to stop pretending otherwise.
At its Ignite 2022 event last month, Microsoft announced general availability of Azure Active Director certificate-based authentication, addressing a component the Biden Administration's executive order last year to strengthen the US's cybersecurity. Microsoft is now offering a public preview of Azure AD CBA on devices running Apple's iOS and Android that uses certificates on Yubico's YubiKey hardware security key.
Authenticating an API requires the developer to have a complete understanding of the transaction - from the user interaction through to the outcome - so it requires them to go beyond the limits of the API specification itself. These range from HTTPS and a username and password to API keys which generate a unique string of characters for each OAuth authentication request, which sees developers use a well-known authorization framework to automatically orchestrate approvals.
Virtually every business today is a technology business, relying on digital services in some way to serve and support their customers. The seamlessness of that online experience can make all the difference between a customer who makes a purchase and one who abandons their cart in frustration.
Virtually every business today is a technology business, relying on digital services in some way to serve and support their customers. The seamlessness of that online experience can make all the difference between a customer who makes a purchase and one who abandons their cart in frustration.
Cisco says that a new authentication bypass flaw affecting multiple small business VPN routers will not be patched because the devices have reached end-of-life. "A successful exploit could allow the attacker to bypass authentication and access the IPSec VPN network," Cisco explained in a security advisory issued on Wednesday.
By verifying your users' identities before they access your network, two-factor authentication protects your applications and data against unauthorized access. It works by requiring multiple factors to be confirmed before permitting access versus just an email and a password.
To protect the victim's account, the organization had implemented Microsoft MFA through the Microsoft Authenticator app, which should have stopped any use of stolen credentials. Microsoft MFA doesn't always require a second form of authentication.
Once authenticated, a session cookie maintains the session state and the user's browsing session stays authenticated. Figure A. Each cookie stored in the browser's database contains a list of parameters and values, including in some cases a unique token provided by the web service once authentication is validated.